Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.2° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (31 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun morning).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.4
SE
15
3
SSW
7
4.5
SSW
10
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
13
4
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
220
170
167
128
123
88
88
86
57
1064
3477
4876
6720
5427
4320
4437
2496
1960
Wind (km/h)
35
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
45
WSW
55
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:49AM1.67m
5:14PM1.80m
5:30AM1.66m
5:54PM1.77m
Low Tide
10:49PM0.35m
10:58AM0.29m
11:30PM0.34m
11:41AM0.29m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
11
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
11
12
11
12
12
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
7
6
5
Feels °C
7
7
6
4
3
5
4
6
8
-4
-6
-5
-5
-3
-2
0
2
2
1
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